Okay Guys,
Call me stupid, but here goes. I’m going to voice my opinion and then,
from the sound of what Phil and Brad have already said, I’d better head
for the hills. Nevertheless, I’ll be the fool that rushes in where angels
fear to tread..
I too listen to Doctor Laura and I often disagree with her. She has no
concept of grace in a Christian sence and there are times when she
doesn’t hear a caller out, but jumps to conclusions and bases her
opinions on what she thinks is going on rather than waiting to hear the
whole story. I often tell other Christians that, if you want to know what
Jesus was up against with the religious community of His day, just
imagine a bunch of male Doctor Laura’s and, there you have it. However,
in this case, when it comes to kids, in this situation, I believe that
her advice was on target.
I believe that children are best raised in two parent homes and this
woman wasn’t able to provide that. Thus she allowed her aunt and uncle to
rescue the situation. She’s fortunate that they were able to do that.
There are so many extra problems that a child raised in a single parent
home must face that it is unfair, especially to the child. It is down
right cruel in my opinion, to begrudge the rescue. Like Doctor Laura
often says, "love isn’t enough." Sadly, she is right. Love is often an
emotion and it can cause us to make bad Decisions that aren’t in the best
interest of others. That is why God has also given us the ability to
think and over ride that emotion. Sometimes, the best thing that a mother
can do for a child is find a stable, two parent home where that child
will be statisticly more safe from, poverty, abuse, multiple
relationships with uncommitted men and day care because more often than
not, the mother has to work to support her and the child.
Sure it’s hard. I’m not saying that it isn’t. I used to work for a
Crisispregnancy center too and sometimes, we advised adoption because the
mother just wasn’t ready to be a mother and it would have been unfair to
let her figure that out at the child’s expense.
Phil, you have to agree that Your grand children have been fortunate that
you have been a safety net for them throughout everything that Gretchen
has done, but what if you hadn’t been there or had been less involved?
You know better than anyone what there fate could have been. Sadly, too
many children are born into those situations without a Grampa Phil and
Grandma Sandy to be there for them. Their story could have been so much
different. You guys are a lot of the reason for their success and well
being. I guess that I’m surprised that you have come out as vehemently
opposed to doctor Laura’s position as you have. I guess to me, Doctor
Laur’s position really is the kindest thing for the child. I’m not saying
easy for the mother, but loving.
Perhaps our energy would be better spent at being angry for the lax
attitude our society has adopted toward sex and relationships and having
children altogether. That’s where the real crime lies in my opinion. If
this woman had been told to keep her pants on and the same for the,
obviously absent father, this whole situation could have been avoided and
this woman could have had her home and her children in God’s order.
Okay, I’m ducking now. Fire away"! (GRIN!)
IN Him,
Kathy

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